First Team Rehabilitation Fitness Coach

7 days ago

Ryton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Coventry City Football Club Full time £20,000 - £60,000 per year

Coventry City Football Club is a dynamic, ambitious, and inclusive football club. With a proud heritage and an innovative outlook, we are dedicated to creating a positive culture that supports development and champions excellence both on and off the pitch. When you join Coventry City, you are joining a forward-thinking club that invests in its people, celebrates success, and offers career growth within an elite sporting environment. Discover your pride and purpose as part of our supportive, values-driven Sky Blue team.

Benefits of Joining our Football Performance Department

At Coventry City FC, people are at the centre of everything we do. You will become an integral member of a welcoming and close-knit team, collaborating to support our first team players in reaching their full rehabilitation and fitness potential. Experience the excitement of matchdays, access unique football-related opportunities, and enjoy a workplace that values your well-being and professional development. We invest in your future by providing ongoing learning and progression, making CCFC the perfect place to build your career in sports science and athlete conditioning.

Purpose of the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and skilled First Team Rehabilitation Fitness Coach to support the effective return-to-play of injured players, working full-time at the Club's Training Ground. Working within the Performance Department, the successful candidate will design and deliver evidence-based reconditioning programmes to the Coventry City first team and U21 players to prepare them for reintegration into full training and match play.

Main Responsibilities: 
  • Work collaboratively across the performance, medical and coaching departments to provide a fully aligned return-to-play program
  • Design and implement evidence-based reconditioning programmes to players alongside the medical and performance staff that ensures safe and effective reintegration into full team training
  • Design pitch-based, football-specific sessions that are based on each player's individual development plan in collaboration with the football and performance staff
  • Co-ordinate testing to inform rehabilitation programmes and monitor progress against player-specific exit criteria
  • Maintain accurate records of rehabilitation plans, player progress, and physical data
  • Promote an elite environment for injured players to thrive and develop in their rehabilitation back to training
  • Support the Performance Department, more broadly with day-to-day operations
  • Provide match-day physical preparation support when required
  • Assist in the management of the training facilities and equipment to ensure they are maintained in proper working order
  • Participate in CPD, departmental development, and other duties required for smooth operation of the Performance Department

Qualifications and Experience 

Essential 

  • Postgraduate degree in Sport Science, Physiotherapy or related field
  • Specialist interest and expertise in elite athlete rehabilitation and reconditioning
  • Experience designing and delivering football-specific, pitch-based rehabilitation programmes in elite sport
  • Comprehensive understanding of objective return-to-play metrics
  • Relevant registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or UKSCA Accreditation
  • UEFA C coaching qualification
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of recent, relevant CPD
  • Enhanced DBS
  • Full driving licence

Desirable 

  • Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football (ITMMIF)
  • Competency with Catapult GPS system
Safeguarding Commitment

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS check is mandatory for this role, and all applicants must share Coventry City's commitment to safer recruitment practices.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the Football Workplace

Coventry City FC celebrates equal opportunity and is proud to foster a culture where everyone is welcome. Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to ensure fairness and respect for every individual, regardless of background. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, religions, ages, and abilities.

Be a key part of our journey – help Coventry City FC shape success both on and off the pitch as our next Rehabilitation Fitness Coach.

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